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IX.—A SYNOPTICAL TABLE of the Export Trade to Foreign Countries at the Port of Canton, during the year ending the December 31, 1846, specifying the Description and Quantities of Commodities, as well as their estimated Value, and distinguishing the Flags under which they were exported; viz.:-
No. in the Tariff. Description of Commodities. British American French Dutch Belgian Danish Swedish German In Lorchas Estimated Aggregate Quantities Value in Spanish Dollars at 48. 4d. Sterling Aniseed Stars Piculs 2,334 2,334 Piculs Alum 55 **** 610 Piculs 2,999 5,783 2 96 11 165 150 24 446 P 4,405 M A Oil 120! 120 16,542 * 4 Bangles.... Boxes 69 2 1 34 Boxes 106 Itt 6,732 s 5 Bamboo Ware Piculs 79 93 4 15 5 Ficula 196 3,930 Lala 6 Brass-leaf Boxes 223 10 Boxes 233 7.223 Canes of all sorts Mille 135 6 65 10 Mille 216 2,510 Cassia Lignea Piculs 12,461 7,464 1,025 456 120 525 281 399 2,052 Piculs 24,783 250,161 Buds Oil 259 2 7 268 4,773 19 110 5 1 116 27,967 13 14 346 China-root 165 165 465 China Ware 2,541 792 201 508 10 1 244 4,297 90,712 Copper, Tin, and Pewter Ware 312 3 18 Crackers and Fireworks 692 2,091 ཨ 2 13 26 IJIL " 15 143 118 1P 356 3,059 14,465 16,110 20 Fans of all sorts Catts. 5,326 21,707 827 21 Furniture and Wood Ware Piculs 397 110 1,096 34 180 Catts. 29,136 31,044 24 56 Piculs 622 13,496 245 Glass Beads and Glass Ware Boxes 1,913 26 Boxes 1,939 PAIR 27 Grass Cloth Catts. 2,873 5,221 25 769 2,400 71 18,867 Catties 30,226 38,795 29,757 Hartall or Orpiment Piculs 482 5 Piculs 487 5,872 .... Ivory and Mother of Pearl Wares Catts. 937 4,265 28 63 265 2 Catties 5,560 15,206 Kittysols Boxes 1,246 15 25 Boxes 1,286 14.751 Lacquer Ware Piculs 35 Mats and Matting 1+ 279 3,652 253 20 6 25 102 Piculs 685 25,791 8,591 146 10 77 13 1,458 31 13,947 91,182 38 Naukeens and Dyed Cottons 214 26 240 ---- " Paper of all kinds 2,452 18 68 38 30 81 67 " 2,754 Quicksilver Preserves Rattan work Rhubarb Silk, raw 306 306 Boxes Piculs 6,824 4,946 162 120 522 230 Boxes 12,804 12,580 37,243 37,244 57,714 24 666 4 8 24 Piculs 951 20,821 3:0 735 82 30 82 " 1,779 73.708 + Silk, coarse and refuse 2,570 152 28 .... י 17 4,084 2,750 4,084 1,024,990 387,560 Thread and Riband: Catts. 7,922 6,950 5,268 Catties 20,140 110,584 Piece-goods Soy Piculs 54,727 408 91,523 726 230 186 488 12 FILE 2,086 15 3,880 ++ Sugar, raw Piculs 52 277,814 Candy 38,584 ** Tea Trunks, Leather Nests Vermilion Miscellaneous articles 356 Boxes 792 Value 282,276 4,984 126,767 250 320 513 --- " 1,719 16,133 152 15 7,015 5,886 3,698 133,846 1,243,056 441 4,436 283,311 1,444,482 38,584 306,742 468,365 Totals $15,378,560 6,207,378 100,561 679,006 9,314 15,934 265,352 261,291 281,097 23,198,493RCMARKS-The preceding Tables have been compiled from the Consular Returns of Trade at Canton for the year 1846.
The weights and measures stated are those in use at Canton. I catty is equal to 14 pound avoirdupoise; henca
1 picul of 100 catties corresponds with 133 pounds in England. 1 chang is 4 English yards nearly.
The value given has been computed upon a moderate estimate, according to the average prices of the year in the Canton market, including the duty and other charges.
FRANCIS C. MACGREGOR, Consul.
(Signed)
Canton, April 1, 1847.
Sir John Davis to Viscount Palmerston.-(Received October 21.)
(Extract.)
Victoria, Hong Kong, August 10, 1847.
I HAVE the honour to inclose for your Lordship's information, the copy of a despatch which I addressed to Earl Grey on the 7th June, respecting the growing trade in sugar which has sprung up since the commencement of the present year.
I beg to transmit a tabular statement of the export of sugar from the 1st of January to the 31st July, from which it will appear that 2,745 tons of that commodity, value 35,302l., have been shipped from Hong Kong.
The amount above stated is purchased by English firms, and exported by them in British ships.
Inclosure 1 in No. 2.
Sir John Davis to Earl Grey.
Victoria, Hong Kong, June 7, 1847.
I HAVE the satisfaction to report, for your Lordship's information, that a promising trade in sugar has lately sprung up at this free port, and affords every prospect of rapid increase. The inclosed abstract contains an account of shipments made since January. The sugar exported is not the produce of this island (where, however, there are some mills), but brought hither in Chinese junks.
The entire absence of all port-charges and of every tax upon com- merce, the non-existence of any custom-house, and the shelter of the magnificent harbour of this colony, must all tend to create at no distant period, a flourishing commerce at this port. Indeed, the tonnage returns in the last blue book appear to prove that no inconsiderable amount exists already.
The harbour-master informs me that a cargo of 400 or 500 tons of sugar is now ready for shipment to England as soon as a vessel can be procured.
I have, &c. (Signed) J. F. DAVIS.
Inclosure 2 in No. 2.
Export-Sugar.
ABSTRACT of Sugar exported from Hong Kong from 1st January to 31st July, 1847, in 10 vessels, of the burthen of 4,095 tons.
No. of Bags. No. of Tons. Value. Destination. 188,33 962 £12,046 0 0 Sydney-New South Wales. 2,500 156 1,499 O 0 3,900 192 3,650 0 0 Hobart Town-Van Diemen's Land. Bombay. 18,075 1,157 15,838 0 0 London. Bombay. 4,178 278 2,269 0 0 47,486 2,745 35,302 0 0Memorandum.-The above Abstract does not include 999 boxes (or tubs) of Sugar Candy, the value of which is unknown.
Victoria, Hong Kong, August 3, 1847.
(Signed)
WILLIAM PEDDER, Harbour-Master.
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